First of all, I love boween's how to - she makes it look so easy! I finally got icing sheets/ ink for my printer. When you make a plaque, do you let it harden before applying the image or can you do it while it's soft?
I am not an expert, but I know you apply them to cakes when they are still wet. I imagine you would do it while the fondant is soft so it will adhere to it better.
I, too, have a question about fondant plaques. I've been asked to make a baseball field, with players, etc., for a boy's 12th birthday. Not a problem--I've done one before. But....since I've become addicted to this totally awesome website I now feel like I need to kick it up a notch and broaden my horizens!!! I want to make a fondant fence and scoreboard. Never used fondant before; bought some today! How do I make these two things and how do I get them to stand up/stay on the cake? Thanks for any help.
Ellen
Not sure what happened to this thread. Guess it got lost overnight! Can anyone help us? Thanks.
Ellen
Here is Boween's How-To: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-13474-.html
Ellen, I would think you'd let it dry or possibly mix it w/ gumpaste so it dries hard and attach popsicle sticks to the back to get it to stand up? Not sure though.
I've only done it once. I applied the image while it was still soft. I inserted two uncoated 20-guage wires into it prior to letting it dry.
I thought it took a long time to dry. Days. Maybe I made it too thick. I may try gumpaste the next time.
I'm not sure how to make them, but I made a cradle, 1/4-inch thick so that it dries harder. Attach with lollipop sticks; use 1oz. fondant and about 1 tsp water to make a thick glue/clay to attach the sticks to the item.
Thanks! Boween's instructions are really GREAT if you have a printer that you can make edible images with; but.....what about just making a plaque?
Ellen
You can use patchwork cutters. I think that they come with the cradle set. I can't find my little book with them in it. Go to www.beryl's.com. Most of the time Beryl answers the phone and she is a lot of help. Unlike Sugarcraft where you can't get a live person.
You can use patchwork cutters. I think that they come with the cradle set. I can't find my little book with them in it. Go to www.beryls.com. Most of the time Beryl answers the phone and she is a lot of help. Unlike Sugarcraft where you can't get a live person.
lsawyer: I was thinking of using the lollipop sticks. Thanks for the "how to attach" info. I might even cover the sticks in black fondant. I'm not sure what the patchwork kit is but guess I'll look for it the next time I got somewhere that has cake supplies!! Thanks for everyone's help.
Ellen
Crimsicle, do you do anything to the wires before sticking inthe cake?
Just wiped 'em with Everclear. I cleaned them before sticking them in the plaque, too. They couldn't have been too terribly dirty.
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